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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at $lOO per square for three insertions, and 2.5 cents asquare foreach addition al insertion; (ten lines or less counted a square.) Mr - A liberal deduction made to yearly advertisers. DIMIP . JOB PRINTING, of all kinds, executed in the best style, and on reasonable terms, at the "Messenger" Job aka. Tid qutsturg 13usintss Garbs. ATTORNEYS. R. A. McCONNELL, SITORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Waynesburg, Pa. pWr`Office in the new frame building corner of Main arid Washington streets, and nearly opposite the new Hotel. Collections, &c., will receive prompt attention Waynesburg. February 5, 1862-Iy. J. A. J. BUCHANAN. WM. C. Limoges'. BUCHANAN & LINDSEY, ATTORNEYS AND y COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Wanesburg, Pa. - Office on the North side of Main street, two doors West of the "Republican" Office. Jan. I, 1862. •.•. PURMAN. J. G. IITCHIIt. PURMAN & RITCHIE, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Waynesburg, Pa. business in Greene, Washington, and Fay ette Counties, entrusted to them, will receive prompt attention. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. H. W. DOWNEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in Led wliti's Building. opposite the Court House. Sept. 11,1861-Iy. • DAVID CRAWFORD, Attorney and Connsellor at Law. Office in Sayers• Building, adjoining the Post Office. slept. 11, 1861-Iy. C. ♦. BLACK. JOHN MILAN. BLACK & PHELAN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Office in the Court House, Waynesburg. Sept. 11,1861-Iy. PNYSICIANS DR. A. G. CROSS WOULD very respectfully tender his services as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of Waynesburg and vicinity. He hopes by a due appre ciation Of human life and health, and strict attention to business, to merit a share of public patronage. Waynesburg, January 8, 1862. DR. D. W. BRADEN, Physician and Surgeon. Office in the Old Bank Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. DRUGS DR. W. L. CREIGH, physieuin and Surgeon, And dealer in Drugs, Medicines. Oils, Paints, &c., Ake., Main street, a few doors east of the Bank. dept. 11, 1861-Iy. M. A. HARVEY, Druggist and Apothecary, and dealer in Paints and Oils, the most celebrated Patent Medicines, and Pure Liquors for medicinal purposes. Dept. 11, 1851-Iy. ZEZROILANTS .WM. A. PORTER, Wholesale and Retail Desk: in Foreign and Domes tic Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, &c., Main street. Sept. I f, 1861-Iy. GEO. HOSBINSON,• Qpposite the Court House, keeps always on hand a restock of Seasonable Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots awl Shoes, and Notions generally. Sept. 11, 1861-1 y• ANDREW WILSON, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Drugs, Notions, Hardware, Queensware, Stoneware, Looking Glasses, Iron and Nails, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Main street, one door east of the Old Bank. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. R. CLARK, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queens ware and notions, one door west of the Adams House, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. MINOR & CO., . Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Gro ceries, Queensware. Hardware and Notions, opposite tie Green House. Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy, CLOTHING N. CLARK, Dealer in Men and Boy's Clothing, Clothe, Camel meres, Satinets, Hata and Caps, &c., Main alma', op• poaite the Court House. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. A. J. SOWERS, . Dealer in Men and Boy's Clothing, Gentlemen's Fur ninhing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Ilms and Caps, Old Bata Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-4 m SOOT AND SHOE DEALERS J. D. COSGRAY, Boot and Bhoe maker, Main street, nearly opposite; the "Farmer's and Drover's Bank." Every style of Boots and Shoes constantly on hand or made to order. - Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. J. B. RICKEY, Boot and Shoe maker, Sayer's Corner, Main street. Boots and Shoes of every variety always on hand or mode to order on short notice. -Slept. ii, 1861-Iy. GROCERIES & VARIETIES JOSEPH YATER, 'Dealer in Groceries and Confectioneries, Notions, Noticines, Perfumeries, Liverpool Ware, &c., Glass of asizes. and Gilt Moulding and Looking Glass Plates. Cash paid for good eating App!es. V Tk apt. 11, 1861-Iy. JOHN MUNNELL, Dealer In Groceries and Confectionaries, and Variety Goods Generally. WiMon's New Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1881-Iy. 33008E1. &c. LEWIS DAY, Dealer in School and Miscellaneous Books, Station •~ryry, Ink, Magazines and Papers, Wilson's Old Build tat Main street. Dept. 11, 1861-Iy. RAVE. lAMERS' & DROVERS' BANK, Wariesbarg i a iran, 41•11 LACK, Pee 4 . J. DISCOUNT DAT. -"r, • . . WZ D . I!E .Bart 11 . 1.61-17. 4V./wPitaiu, igjwismw L. WhiLIABIIIIII, AtioNiviE, •Easmeamor 7.7;t7CulgiFir grint pkg. PERBEVERANOE. A Swallow, in the spring, Came to our granary, and 'neath the eaves Essayed to make a nest, and there did bring Wet earth, and straw, and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient heart ; but ere her work was crowned Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought, But not cast down, forth from the place she flew. And, with her mate, fresh earth and grasses brought, And built her nest anew. But scarcely had she placed The last soft feather on the sample floor, When wicked hand, or chance, again laid waste, And wrought the ruin o'er But still her heart she kept, And toiled again, and last night, hearing calls I looked, and lo ! three little swallows slept Within the earth-made walls. What truth is here, 0 man ! Hath hope been smitten in its early dawn I Have clouds o'ercast thy purpose, trust or plan I Have FAITH and struggle on. grit o "J; tutting. The Last Oonversatioo of 0. Jennings Wise Before His Death. The Roanoke island correspondent of the New York Herald writes as follows : While referring to the officers, it may be interesting to relate the par ticulars of an interview which took place between 0. Jennings Wise and Major Kimball, of the Ninth New York Volunteers, who, it will be re membered, so gallantly led the charge of that regiment in the taking of the rebel battery. The former, after his capture in the boat, was conveyed to the hospital_ near the shore, where Major Kimball was introduced to him by Dr. Coles, of the Wise Le gion. "I am sorry to see you under these circumstance," said Major Kimball, as the wounded man turned towards him, his face betraying the intense agony he endured : "I hope your in juries are not fatal, and that you will recover." Wise shook his head with an ex pression that showed his belief that his days were numbered. "I hope, Captain Wise," said Major Kimball, continuing, "that the time will come when we shall be returned under that flag—the Union colors." Wise shook his head again, and in a firm bold tone ejaculated, "Never ! never ! We will never live under that flag again. Every man, woman and child in the South is ready and willing to pour out tte last drop of life's blood before it shall be. You may possibly annihilate us, but can never reduce us to the condition of a con quered province." "Well, Captain Wise," responded Major Kimball, "you cannot be ig norant that the North is determined to enforce the laws and the Constitu tion, and have the Southern States acknowledge the supremacy of that flag. Our people are as firm as yours in that matter. But there ir, use in discussing these affairs now. The war, I hope, will continue to be con ducted on both sides in accordance with the principles of civilized na tions." Wise replied ho was glad it has so far, and also hoped it would continue so. Major Kimball then offered the wounded man any assistance in his power, for which Wise returned his thanks very warmly. The surgeons in attendance now interdicted any further conversation, owing to the weak condition of their patient, who lingered on until the next morning, when he died. General Lander's Suooessor, Brigadier General James Shields just, appointed to the command ma( vacant by the death of General La) der, is a native of Ireland. At , early age he emigrated to this con. try, and took up his residence in Eli nois. He was without any decided prominence until 1846, when, upon July Ist of that year, he was appoint ed, by President Polk, Brigadier General of volunteers. He was bre veted Major General, for "gallant and meritorious conduct" in the bat tle of Cerro Gordo, on the 18th April, 1847, when he was dangerous ly wounded. He afterwards com manded a brigade, composed of a bat talion of marines and a New York and a South Carolina regiment of vol unteers. He was again wounded at Chepuitepec. In July, 1848, his bri gade was disbanded. From 1849 180 he represented the State of Ill inois in the U. S. Senate. aiia eubse fißpn,hounrable career is ./MOWII tP? ROW. The tile& Wilk* AINI bin Wirt At. Ala 10 WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1862. Touching Incident. An example of almost superhuman endurance and spirit ; as related by Dr. Voorhies, of Mississippi, a gen tleman far too intelligent and skillful to be engaged in such a cause other wise than alleviating its miseries, is as follows : • "When at the bombardment of Fort Henry a young Wisconsin boy, who had by some means been made a prisoner, had his arm shattered by a ball from our gunboats, he was taken to one of the huts where Dr. Voorhies attended to him. He had just bared the bone when an enor mous shell came crashing through the hut. The little fellow, without mov ing a muscle, talked with firmness during the operation of sawing the bone, when another went close by them. The Doctor remarked that it was getting too hot for him, and picked the boy up in his arms and carried him into one of the bomb proofs where the operation was com pleted. The only- answer of the Northerner was, "If you think this hot, it will be a good deal too hot for you by-and-by." "And," says the Doctor, "I should like to see that boy again; he is the bravest little fellow I ever saw." The Sad Side of the Picture. The following private letter, writ ten by a former attache of the New York Post office, presents another side of the victory gained at Fort Donelson from that which is gen erally contemplated : FORT DONELSON, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1862 My Dear Father—Sad, lonely and down-hearted, I attempt to write you a few lines, to let you know I am alive and unhurt. We have had a most bloody fight; there must have been five thousand to seven thou sand men killed and wounded, on both sides. But the enemy surren dered on Saturday evening, we taking about thirteen thousand pris oners. But, dear father, the hardest part of the story is that out of eighty five men in my company, only seven came out—the most wholesale slaugh ter that was ever heard of. My company was the color • com pany, at which the rebels took par ticular aim; as fast as one man who carried it would be shot another would take his place, but the flag was brought through. Only one hundred and sixteen men remain in the Eleventh regiment uninjured. Do not wonder, dear father, that I am downhearted. My boys all loved me, and need I say that, in looked at the poor remnant of my company— the men that I have taken so much pains to drill, the men that I thought so much of—now nearly ;ill in their graves—l feel melancholy. But Ido not complain ; God spared my life and for what, the future must tell.— I will write you soon again. The Eleventh regiment will, I think, (what is remaining,) be left to guard the prisoners at Alton or Cairo, whilst they recruit. Whet her 'shall attempt to raise another company, I do not know at present. Good-bye. Let the folks at home know I am safe. Yours affectionately, L. D. WADDELL, Capt. Co. E. Eleventh Reg't. 111. Vol. (What is left of it.) Wm. Coventry H. Waddell, Esq., New York. airlobn Rodman, aged forty years, lay own upeß vikeet th e ber -1 101 01 * 0 1. • taT cum- , ittousersPrillr Barks county, a k finpArays Wan, . bib Itaiceitim was An Interesting Divorce Cue. The Circuit Court of Washington city has ordered the petition for di vorce of General John M. Brannan, (Captain Fifth Artillery, U. S. Army,) now commanding at Key West, to be published. It sets forth that he was married in 1850, that in 1858 his wife mysteriously disappear ed, (it will be remembered that it was thought she had been murdered on Staten Island,) and that in 1860 he learned that she was alive, living in Florence with Powell D. Wyman, as man and wife. Mr. Wyman was an officer in the same regiment with Gen. Brannan, and is now Colonel of a Massachusetts regiment at Fort ress Monroe. It will be remembered that when Andrews objected to an appointment recommended by Gen. Butler, on the ground of the immoral conduct of the appointee, the Gen eral referred to this case. It is un derstood that Col. Wyman has been married abroad to the lady from whom Gen. Brannan now claims a divorce, and that he was recommen ded for his present position by Ed ward Everett and others prominent Bostonians. How to Make Maple Sugar For reasons known to all ourread ers there will be much more maple sugar than usual made during the com ing season. In view of this fact we ap pend a few instructions which may not come amiss, and which our rural read ers may rely upon as being. reliable. Almost every one knows how to make maple sugar; but it would seem from the quality of most we find in market, that few know how to make it right, or if they know how, they are too careless or too lazy to take the necessary pains. Tap the trees with a half-inch augur, put in spiles of elder, and catch the sap in clean buckets or crocks; gather the sap into clean barrels or tubs, and boil it immediate ly down to good syrup; then strain it into a sound oak barrel, in which allow it to stand overnight, by which time it will settle perfectly clear, without the use of eggs, milk or any such articles in boiling. Place a faucet in the barrel,three inches from the bottom, through which the clear syrup can be drawn off without dis turbing the sediment. Draw it off, boil over a brisk fire till (on dropping some of the syrup into cold water) it will break like glass, then dip into wooden trays, to cool, and when it is gained, stir it briskly and break the lumps. By this means it can be made as white as the best New Or leans or Havana, and will command the highest price in market. The best pans or kettles for making sugar are shallow,.and made of sheet iron. They should be set in an arch or fur nace, of brick or stone, that will stand fire. The great secret in mak ing good maple sugar is to have everything nice and clean, and per form the work with activity and care. Commodore Foote in the Pulpit. A letter from Cairo, to the St. Louis Democrat, says : "To-day, Commodore Foote attend ed the Presbyterian Church. A large congregation was in atten dance, but the preacher did not make his appearance. A general im patience beginning to manifest itself, the Commodore sought the elder of the church, and urged him to perform he services. The elder refusing, the , mmodore, on the impulse of the iment, took the pulpit, read a chap !l' in the Bible, prayed and deliver- I a short discourse from the text ,et not your hearts be troubled.— e believe in God—believe also in ' The congregation was delight ,. On coming down from the pul t, the minister, who had arrived Ast after the prayer, approached and tendered his thanks, but the Commodore rebuked him for his tar diness of duty, and reproached him for his neglect to take the pulpit im mediately on his arrival. This inci dent is illustrative of the Commo dore's energetic, earnest character and sincere piety." New Mode of Computing Interest. A new mode of computing interest st six per cent. has been published, which appears simple. Multiply any given number of dollars by, the number of days of interest required, -parate the right hand figure, and ivide by six, the result is the true Iterest for such sum for such number days at six per cent. This rule so simple and so true, according all business usages, that every flker, broker, merchant and clerk Id post it up for reference and There being no such thing as a action in it, there is scarcely any ability to error or mistake. By o arithmetical process can so desir- Ile information be obtained with so w figures. Ours for Bronohitit The following is given as an almost certain cure for bronchitis : Take common mullein leaves, dry and rub fine, and smoko them three or foUr times- a day in a new` pipe, tking ears to draw the smoke well into the throat. The pipe should be anal* which tobacco has latbean'alid: Charge at Fort Donelson. General C. F. Smith is one of those officers whose "loyalty" has been suspected and his confirmation as a brigadier resisted for a time, by that class of persons to whose appreher sion no fnan born in Virginia can wholly loyal. We take from a Fort Donelson correspondent of t, New York Herald, the following a count of the assault led by this gt lant officer : "M'Clernand had been attacked and compelled to fall back, but had rallied and regained his position.— General Grant immediately rode upon the field—it being then half-past one o'clock—and there learned the status of the army. A body of from ten to twelve thousand of the enemy had cut through our right flank and esca ped. This was the attack upon M'- Clernand. A galling fire was being kept upon our left and centre from heavy seige and field artillery, ar our forces were being fast decimate To remain in this position woul surely prove our ruin; to fall bai out of range of the enemy's gv would demoralize the army, and alternative was left but to haz everything upon .a united cha: upon the whole enemy's works Though officers clamored and men were impatient to make the sault, still the General hesitated, and it was not until half-past two that the order to assault the works wasgiven. Then Captain Hillyer rode down to General Smith to communicate the order, when the old General's visage gleamed with a new light. Said Captain Hillyer :—'General Smith, General Grant orders you to assault and take the enemy's works in your front, at all hazards." "'Better late than never!' said Smith; 'but I'll do it ! Tell General Grant I'll do it!!' And turning to his men be said :—"Soldiers, we are or dered to take those works by assault. Are you ready ?" "'Aye, aye, sir, ready ! Hurrah !' And a shout came from that phalanx of brave men, such as comes only from patriots on great occasions. " 'Ready ! Close ranks! Charge bayonets ! Forward I Double quick ! March !" And march they did in close order, the advancing brigade looking more like a blue porcupine, with its quills turned forward, than aught else I. can compare it to, right up to the rebel works. Though the enemy kept up an incessant fire from howitzer, field-piece and musket, of shells, solid shot and lead, still that brigade marched on, nothing daunt ed, to the enemy's earth works, which reached, over it went, right into the midst of the butternut-colored devils who had so savagely welcomed them inside the intrenchments. When the blue coats appeared inside the breastworks, the old veteran, Charles F. Smith, at their head, brandishing his sword and looking for all the world like a dozen regiments of reg ulars boiled down and quintessenced into one,mati, the rebels took to their heels and left for the next line of en trenchments as though the devil or some other justice of the peace was after them with a warrant for trea son. Our boys fired one volley after them as they retreated, then planted the Stars and Stripes upon •the wall, gave three times three cheers when it swelled to the breeze, and .settled down for further orders. This was the turning point of the fight. When it was discovered that the national ensign had been planted within the enemy's entrenchments, Captains Hillyer and Rawlings rode along the lines, and waving their swords, an nounced it to the despondent troops of M'Clernand's and Wallace's divis ions, who gained new courage and rallied to the assault upon the right. Then a charge was made all along the enemy's front. He was forced back to his earthworks, leaving the open field to our troops, and securing to us an easy victory on the mor row." Impairment of Memory, In certain morbid conditions of the brain connected with organic alterations or disordered conditions of the cerebral circulation, the patient loses for a period all knowledge of his native tongue. Patients in a state of delirium have been known to address their physicians in the Latin language. It is said that Dr. Johnson, when dying, forgot the words of our Lord's prayer in English, but attempted to repeat them in Latin. Dr. Scandella, an Italian gentleman of considerable scholastic qualities, resided in Amer ica. He was master of the Italian, French and English languages. In the beginning of the yellow fever, which terminated his life in the city of New York, in the autumn of 1798 he spoke English only ; in the mid dle of his disease he spoke French ; but on the day of his death he spoke Italian, the language of his native country. sap-The beet thing to be done when evil ooines upon us, is not istnents, tion4.klit **ion ; not to sit and se ke r bat to rim sod sklc tits remedy. A Mr. Swift, of Detroit. a gentle man whose statement the Advertiser says can be implicitly relied upon, furnishes that paper with the follow ing: "As there is a great deal of the measles among children throughout the country, I wish to make known a plan that will speedily cure and keep the disease on the surface of the skin until it turns, and will bring it out when it has turned in, or struck in. Though simple, it is sure :—Take a pint of oats and put them into a tight vessel; pour on boiling water, and let it stand a short time; then give it to the sick person to drink.— It must be pretty warm. In fifteen minutes you will see a change for the better. Mrs. Gen. McClellan. A lady correspondent of the Springfield Republican says of Mrs. Lincoln's party : Mrs. McClellan was the most lively as well as one of the most lovely women in this gorgeous assembly. She is a young lady, with a slight swaying, willowy figure. She is one of those intense ly alive creatures, whose exquisitely strung nerves seem to hold tremu lously enough electric fluid to make half a dozen commonplace women. She has dark hair and eyes, and one of those ever-changing, ever-radia ting faces, which is at once a myste ry and a fascination. She is perfect ly natural, perfectly charming, and as one said, "a woman to be beloved to the last." Mortality Among Prisoners. There is a great deal of sickness and many deaths among the rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas, near Chicago. There are three hundred sick in the hospitals.— There were seventy-five new cases on Sun day. And yet the prisoners are well fed and provided with good shelter and medi cal attendance and plenty of clothing.— The Chicago Jonrnal says : The mortality list is rapidly increasing, as the deaths which occurred on Saturday, Sunday and Monday prove. The dead among the prisoners are buried at the city cemetery, and an accurate register kept, so that, if necessary, their remains may be easily identified. The Iron-Clad Sloops. The unanimous action of the Finance Committee of the Senate in refusing to re port an appropriation of fifteen millions of dollars for the construction of iron-clad sloop-of-war, has aroused the energies of Secretary Welles, who hag addressed an able communication to the Committee of Naval Affairs of both Houses, urging them to secure its immediate passage, in view of the importance of going on with the construction of those vessels for which plans are now being prepared. Mir Another ballet girl has been burned to death at a theatre in Liv erpool. On the night of the 16th ult. she was performina. in the panto mime, and was retiring from the stage, at the conclusion of one part of the ballet, when she stopped to look at her shoes. The hind part of her skirt lifted as she was in the act of stooping, and her dress caught fire from a gas jet placed in the side wing. She lived only a few hours af ter the accident. sWAt Savannah, on the Tennessee river, our gunboats were visited by a Dr. Morrow, who had been badly treated—in one instance ducked in the river, on aceount of his Union proclivities--by the Secessionists, but who firmly held out, telling them they might shoot or kill him and be d—d, but he would never take the oath against the Union. NEW SERIFS.--VOL. 3, NO. 41. Measles. Presence of Mind. 1. If a man faint, lay him flat on Ls back and let him alone. 2. If any poison is swallowed, ink instantly half a glass full of )o1 water with a heaping teaspoon- Ll each of common salt and mustard ,irred into it. This vomits as soon it reaches the stomach. But for .ar some of the poison still remains, - allow the white of one or two eggs, drink a cup of strong coffee— aese two being antidotes for a great er number of poisons than any dozen other articles known, with the ad vantage of their always being at hand; if not, a half a pint of sweet oil, or lamp oil, or "drippings," espe cially if they vomit quickly. 3. The best thing to stop the bleed ing of a moderate cut instantly, is to cover it profusely with cobweb, or flour and salt half and half. 4. If the blood comes from a iund by jets or spurts, be spry, or Le man will 'die in a few min des, because an artery is seer .ed ; tie a handkerchief looser around the part between the )und and the heart; put a stick , tween the handkerchief and the in, twist it around until the blood ceases to flow, and keep it there un til the docto;comes. If in a posi tion where the handkerchief cannot be used, press the thumb on the spot near the wound, between the wound and the heart. Increase the press ure until the bleeding ceases, but do not lessen that pressure loran instant until the physician arrives, so as to glue up the wound by the coagula. tion or hardening of the cooling blood. 5. If your clothes take fire, slide the hands down the dress, keeping them as close to the body as possible, at the same time sinking to the floor by bending the knees; this has a smothering effect upon the flames.— If Lot extinguished and a great head way is gotten, lie down on the floor, roll over and over, or better, envelope yourself in a carpet, rug, bed cover, or any other garment you can get hold of, always preferring woolen. 6. If the body is tired, rest. If the brain, sleep. 7. If the bowels are loose, lie down in a warm bed, and remain there and eat nothing until you are well. 8. If an action of the bowels does not occur at the usual hour, eat not an atom until they do act, at least, for 36 hours; meanwhile, drink large ly of cold water, or hot teas, and or. ercise in the open air to the, extent of a gentle perspiration, and keep this up until things are righted.--.. This suggestion, if practiced, would save myrids of lives every year both ill city and country, 9. The three best medicines in the world are warmth, abstinence and repose.—. Pr. Must say it, or But. Old Ciesar about whom I was speaking in connection with Dr. Rine, did not "dry up" quite so readily, as the anecdote shows. When the Dr. was fervent in his petition, as he al ways was, Caesar's hearty amens . filled the room. At length the Dr. told him that his shouts disturbed the congregation, who were not semis tomed to them ; and if he could re, strain them it would be a great favor. The good negro was shocked to learn that he had disturbed any one, and faithfully promised silence in future, but it happened the very next Sun day that the Dr. was unusually earn est in his supplications to the throne of grace. He fairly "wrestled in prayer." In the gallery, as usual, sat Caisar, writhing sympathetically with emotion which he could not suppress, and would not utter. More and More fervent waxed the prayer; deeper grew Caesar's emotion ; more and more violent grew his struggles to avoid giving utterance to them. Na ture at last could hold out no longer. "Amen !" shouted Caesar. "Massa Rice, I had to say it, or bust I" Fearful Aooident--A Woman and Child Ontehed to Death. A private letter from Hanging Rock, 0., informs us of a fearful acci dent which occurred there on the second instant. It appears that some time about midnight an immense rock, protruding from the bluffs, near the lower part of the village, fell crush ing in its descent a dwelling near the base of the bluff, and instantly killing two of its inmates. There wer6 four persons in the house at the, time, a man,wife and two ehildreu.The form er with one of the children °seeped, but the mother and the remaining child were crushed to death. The rock, we are informed, was as large as a snug sized dwelling, and weighed several tons. The honk) was crushed to pieces, and it siettiera miracle that the whole family were not killed. atir Reuben Webner was instantly killed, last week, by the Sailing of a tree, while cutting railroad.. BUN, on the Lehanou Valley Railroad. Wil• Liam Mathew, ei/Orged with was supposed to 'baits' been .fatally injured. Ini N 0
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